Flashcards: MVM 6th Grade Social Chap 2 Sec 3 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 many different lands and peoples brought under the control of one ruler | empire |
| region stretching from the Persian Gulf northwest up the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and west over the Mediterranean Sea | Fertile Crescent |
| written rules for people to obey | code of law |
| fair treatment of all the people to obey | justice |
| payment made in return for protection | tribute |
| forced removal from one's homeland, often to lands far away | exile |
| practice of allowing people to keep their traditions and beliefs | toleration |
| governmental divisions like states | provinces |
| governors of provinces in the Persian Empire | satraps |
| road used for government purposes in ancient times | Royal Road |
| ruler of an empire | emperor |
| person chosen to rule over a territory | governor |
| course of action chosen by a government | policy |
| coins that are issued by the government and are official money | minted coins |
| fair treatment of all the people based on the law | justice |
| Ruler of the Babylonian Empire from 1792 to 1750 BC | Hammurabi |
| an ancient city of SW Asia, on the Euphrates River, famed for its magnificence and culture | Babylon |
| king who took control of Persian Empire from the Medes people. He ruled through the policy of toleration - he believed in ruling by fairness and having a peace among his people | Cyrus the Great |
| Emperor that was the successor to Cyrus and expanded the empire by harsh means. He built the Royal Road and created minted coins | Darius |
| He was the ruler of Akkadian Empire - the first empire in world history - Around 2371 BC | Sargon |
| Another name for Hammurabi's Code | "an eye for an eye" |
| How long did the Babylon Empire last? | about 200 years |
| The goal of Hammurabi's Code was to ... | bring fairness and justice to everyone in the empire |
| What empire arose in the Fertile Crescent right after the fall of Babylonia? | Assyria |
| He was the most powerful ruler in the history of Assyria | Ashurbanipal |
| In 609 BC, Assyria fell to the ... | Medes and Chaldeans |
| They are called the new Babylonians | Chaldeans |
| These two cultures were ruled by cruel rulers | Assyrians and Chaldeans |
| He was the ruler of the Chaldean Empire at its peak, rebuilt the city of Babylon, built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and held Hebrews captive in Babylon for about 50 Years | Nebuchadnezzar II |
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